Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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authority | Yes | No | No | No |
authorisation | Yes | No | No | No |
authority (noun) | authorisation (noun) |
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the power or right to give orders or make decisions | the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant |
official permission or approval | the power or right to give orders or make decisions |
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities | official permission or approval |
an authoritative written work | a document giving an official instruction or command |
an administrative unit of government | |
an expert whose views are taken as definitive | |
(usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others |